Michael

mallardo, on 27 February 2013 - 07:45 AM, said:

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The "whatever" was there at the performance I saw. It was one of several textual interpolations in this production, including a screamed "Go away!" from Olivia when a messenger interrupts her when she's flirting with Viola, and a distinct "What the f...!?" from Liam Brennan's Orsino.

Flynn's flat-voiced and rather expressionless Viola was a weakness of the production for me. His reaction to both Olivia and Orsino's advances is the same - a sort of blank embarrassment. When the twins are eventually on stage together at the end, I found myself wishing that Barnett had got the Viola role.

Stephen Fry was great. He slotted right into the company as a believable character rather than a "celebrity guest star". Hard to think of any other Shakespeare characters I'd like to see him as, though. Malvolio seems to fit him like a glove.

Mark Rylance continues to surprise me with his fresh takes on familiar lines. E.g. at the end of Act 1 he repeats to himself the question he'd just asked Viola - "What is your parentage?", but does so with a cringe, making it sound like he'd asked her "Do you come here often?".

I saw a pre-Fry version of this production at the Globe a few years ago, but it was great to get it close-up and with comfy seats.

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Get thee to Gloucester, Essex. Do thee to Wessex, Exeter.
Fair Albany to Somerset must eke his route.
And Scroop, do you to Westmoreland, where shall bold York
Enrouted now for Lancaster, with forces of our Uncle Rutland,
Enjoin his standard with sweet Norfolk’s host.
Fair Sussex, get thee to Warwicksbourne,
And there, with frowning purpose, tell our plan
To Bedford’s tilted ear, that he shall press
With most insensate speed
And join his warlike effort to bold Dorset’s side.
I most royally shall now to bed,
To sleep off all the nonsense I’ve just said.

(Beyond the Fringe beating Shakespeare at his own game.)

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Is this a cryptic crossword clue?